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This year's Sunday talk series will cover friendships and dating successfully as young men and women. Join us each week as Fr. Christopher Vaccaro, the chaplain of the Catholic Campus Ministry at UMW, guides us through the series this school year.

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    Episode 16: The Wedding Preparation Process and Q and A

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

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    Episode 15: What do we Mean by Marriage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 14: Distinctive Christian Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 13: To Truly Date to Discern Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 12: Building Mature Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 11: The Basics of Successful Dating for a Christian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

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    Episode 10: The Proper Role of Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 9: Practicing Authentic Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 8: The Proper Role of Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 7: Introduction to Dating and Authentic Meaning of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 6: The Need for Maturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 5: Keys to Being a Good Friend (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 4: Keys to Being a Good Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 3: Different Kinds of Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 72:49


    Friendships require a mutual love and desire for happiness for the other but how do we ensure these aspects are present in each of our friendships? Father Vaccaro dives deep into the different kinds of friendship and how to set rules of engagement that will ensure each friendship is rooted in the selfless act of giving oneself to another.

    Episode 2: The State of Relationships (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 72:49


    Is social media destroying our friendships? In a realm that is supposed to connect us, Father Vaccaro highlights how truly isolating this innovation is. He also bears attention to the tragic implications on friendships of the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Episode 14: Q&A and Talk Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 77:41


    This week's talk will be a Q&A session and recap of the first three talks with Father Vaccaro.

    Episode 13: Four Phrases Key to Successful Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 74:19


    During this podcast, we will focus on 4 statements that should be said to our loved one if we want our relationship to be successful.

    Episode 12: The Proper Role of Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 67:41


    This week's talk entitled is The Proper Role of Emotions and Avoiding Disillusionment. We will determine if emotions are a good way to judge the strength of a relationship and discuss how to make sure that our emotions do not blind us. We will also look into the value of "virtue" and "commitment" in relationships.

    Episode 11: Attraction - The Basis for Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 68:43


    This week Father Vaccaro discusses the process of attraction as well as how to be sure attraction does not root itself in lust.

    Episode 10: Q&A on Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 65:54


    This podcast is a Question and Answer session on Dating with Father Vaccaro.

    Episode 9: Attraction: Sensuality and Sentimentality

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 72:10


    We look at how attraction comes about and helps relationships to deepen, but can also be a pitfall in some cases. We will also look at how the emotions are involved in this process of attraction.

    Episode 8: How Students Think About Dating Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 72:09


    In this podcast, we examine responses of an informal focus group of UMW students to see how men and women view dating.

    Episode 7: An Introduction to Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019 64:37


    We examine an overview of dating, including how it is understood culturally and how a Christian should look at dating differently.

    Episode 6: Q&A on Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 73:28


    This week is a Question and Answer session on Friendship with Father Vaccaro.

    Episode 5: The Need for Maturity

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 71:54


    This week, we will look at the meaning of maturity and how we need to be people of substance and value and necessity of sacrifice.

    Episode 4: The Keys of Being a Good Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 79:16


    This week we look at the virtues needed for good friendships as well as some practical ideas for helping you keep your friends and develop new ones.

    Episode 3: Different Kinds of Friendships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 78:02


    Have you ever wondered what makes a friendship a good friendship? This talk looks at a Pew Study on the state of millennials in adulthood and on texting and its affect on communication.

    Episode 2: The State of Relationships (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 79:57


    This week's discussion is titled "The State of Relationships II" and is a continuation of last week's discussion. It also focuses on the foundation of a good relationship.

    Episode 1: The State of Relationships (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 72:49


    In this episode of Relationships 501, the UMW Catholic Campus Ministry chaplain, Fr. Christopher Vaccaro, introduces the series and gives the audience an overview of recent statistics taken about friendships and romantic relationships in the United States.

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